Souvenir of St. Augustine under three flags : pictorial history of Fort Marion.

Name/Title

Souvenir of St. Augustine under three flags : pictorial history of Fort Marion.

Entry/Object ID

Library.1665

Tags

Library Rare books collection as of June 4 2023

Description

unpaged : color illustrations ; 22 cm Cover title. Published by W.J. Harris Co. under the auspices of the Historical Society St. Augustine, Fla. Preface: W. J. Harris, Curator, St. Augustine Historical Society and Institute of Science. To the late Dr. DeWitt Webb, founder and ,until his death, President of the Saint Augustine Historical Society and Institute of Science; to Emily L. Wilson, present Librarian, we are indebted for much of the historical data and research contained in this book. Contents: Founding of St. Augustine -- John Davis, pirate -- Governor Moore -- Colonel Palmer -- Governor Oglethorpe -- Revolutionary War -- Florida ceded to U.S -- Civil War -- 1886 Apache prisoners of war -- Commencement and description of present fort -- Secret dungeons -- Moat - Hot shot oven -- City gates -- Slave market -- Real estate titles , oldest house -- Cemeteries -- Fort Matanzas. Various colored photographs of Fort Marion such as hot shot oven -- arch -- Secret dungeon -- Dungeon -- Seminole room -- Old Spanish barracks -- Old slave market -- City gates -- Oldest house, St. Francis Street -- Fort Matanzas -- Old cathedral.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Saint Augustine (Fla.) -- History., Fort Marion (St. Augustine, Fla.)., Castillo de San Marcos (Saint Augustine, Fla.).

Publication Details

Author

St. Augustine Historical Society. Saint Augustine (Fla.). Historical Society.

Publisher

W.J. Harris Co

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

St. Augustine

Call No.

Rare Book F 319 .S2 S685 1927